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Core Solutions Microsoft Lync Server 2013

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About this Course

Tech TypeSpecialist

CodeM20336

Duration5 Days

Special Notices

This course provides delegates with an additional free-of-charge benefit of 30 days of access to their lab machines after the conclusion of the course, so that they can continue to engage with their study materials and environments.

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This instructor-led course teaches IT professionals how to plan, design, deploy, configure, and administer a Microsoft Lync Server 2013 solution.

The course emphasizes Lync Server 2013 Enterprise Unified Communications features with particular emphasis on coexisting with and migrating from legacy communication services. The labs in this course create a solution that includes IM and Presence, Conferencing, and Persistent Chat.

Target Audience:

This course is intended for IT consultants and telecommunications consulting professionals who design, plan, deploy, and maintain solutions for unified communications (UC). Candidates should be able to translate business requirements into technical architecture and design for a UC solution.

Outline

This module will help you to plan and design a Lync Server 2013 implementation that meets organizational and user needs. This module equips you with knowledge about Lync Server 2013 key features and functionality and introduces you to Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF), which recommends a structured approach to project management and execution.

Lessons

Overview of Lync Server 2013 Architecture

Overview of Lync Server 2013 Core Capabilities

Introduction to the Lync Server 2013 Design Process

Assessing Infrastructure Requirements and Updating the Design

Planning for all Microsoft Solutions Framework Phases

Module 2: Designing a Lync Server 2013 Topology

This module explains how to design a complex Microsoft Lync Server 2013 topology including defining network sites and network regions, and sizing and placing server roles.

Lessons

Planning Infrastructure Requirements for Lync Server 2013

Using the Lync Server 2013 Planning Tool

Using Topology Builder

Planning the Server Infrastructure

Designing Documentation Using Microsoft Office

Lab : Preparing the Environment and Deploying a Lync Server 2013 Pool

Preparing for Lync Server 2013

Configuring a Lync Server 2013 Topology

Publishing the Topology

Configuring Domain Name Server (DNS)

Deploying the Front End Server Role

Configuring Exchange UM and enabling users

Module 3: Configuring Users and Rights in Microsoft Lync Server 2013

The purpose of this module is to introduce you to the methods available for configuring and managing users in Microsoft Lync Server 2013. You will learn about the configuration management options in Lync Server 2013, including the Lync Server Control Panel and the Lync Server Management Shell.

Lessons

Managing Lync Server 2013

Introduction to Role Based Access Control

Lab : Configuring Users and Rights in Lync Server 2013

Using the Lync Server Control Panel

Using the Lync Server Management Shell

Configuring Role-Based Access Control

Module 4: Client and Device Deployment and Management

Microsoft Lync Server 2013 introduces new ways of creating and defining client and user policies, as well as new procedures for deploying clients and devices. In this module, you will learn how to plan for introducing Lync Server 2013 clients into your network and the various phone devices that are supported. You will also learn how to effectively manage the desktop clients and devices.

This module discusses how to design the Microsoft Lync Server 2013 external access components and capabilities so that it meets the organization's needs. This module also discusses how you can design a solution for external scenarios that support a variety of internal and external users connected to the Internet, to their corporate network or to a public switched telephone network (PSTN).

Lessons

Conferencing and External Capabilities of Lync Server 2013

Planning for IM and Presence Federation

Designing Edge Services

Lab : Designing and Deploying for Conferencing and External Scenarios

Reviewing the Business or Technical Requirements (Paper-Based Exercise)

Define the Edge Server in the Topology (Virtual Machine-Based Exercise)

Deploying Edge Server and Configuring Remote Access

Validating the Edge Server (Virtual Machine-Based Exercise)

Module 7: Deploying Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat

This module describes how to plan, design and deploy Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat to the enterprise. It describes the fundamental process required to create and manage a Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat room.

Lessons

Overview Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat architecture

Design Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat

Deploy and Configure Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat

Lab : Deploying Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat Server

Defining a Persistent Chat Topology

Installing persistent Chat and Compliance Service

Configuring and using persistent Chat Rooms

Module 8: Monitoring and Archiving

This module discusses the features and configuration of both the Monitoring and Archiving services. You will learn how to interpret the QoE reports and use this information to better manage and deliver a high-quality user experience for Lync Server 2013.

Lessons

Describing the Archiving Service

Describing the Monitoring Service

Configuring Archiving and Monitoring

Lab : Configuring and Using Archiving and Monitoring in Lync Server 2013

Configuring Lync Archiving to Exchange 2013

Configuring the Monitoring Server Role and the Lync Server Monitoring Reports

Exploring the Lync Server Monitoring Reports

Module 9: Administrating and Maintenance of Lync Server 2013

This module introduces Lync Server 2013 administration tools and operational best practices needed to maintain Lync Server 2013 in the enterprise. It will also introduce basic techniques and tools to help when troubleshooting Lync Server 2013.

Lessons

Introduction to Lync Server 2013 troubleshooting tools.

Understanding Lync Server 2013 Operational tasks

Develop Lync Server 2013 troubleshooting techniques

Introduction to analyzing Lync Server 2013 logs and traces

Lab : Administrating and Maintenance of Lync Server 2013

Review Lync Server 2013 administration tools.

Review Lync Server 2013 maintenance/operational tasks.

Enable Centralized Logging Service.

Module 10: High Availability in Lync Server 2013

This module describes the requirements for high availability with Lync Server 2013. Finally, this module discusses how to plan and design for load balancing with Lync Server 2013.

Lessons

High Availability in Lync Server 2013

Configuring High Availability in Lync Server 2013

Planning for Load Balancing

Designing Load Balancing

Lab : Configuring High Availability in Lync Server 2013

Configure Database Mirroring

Experiencing a Scheduled SQL Server Outage

Experiencing an Unscheduled SQL Server Outage

Module 11: Disaster Recovery in Lync Server 2013

This module describes new disaster recovery features in Lync Server 2013. This module also discusses the tools and methods for successfully backing up and restoring a Lync Server 2013 environment, as well as how to back up and restore, and export and import, critical Lync Server 2013 data. Finally, this module discusses designing for Branch Site Resiliency in Lync Server 2013.

Lessons

Disaster Recovery in Lync Server 2013

Tools for Backing up and Restoring Lync Server 2013

Critical Lync Server 2013 Data to Back Up and Restore

Critical Lync Server 2013 Data to Export and Import

Designing Branch Site Resiliency

Lab : Configuring Disaster Recovery in Lync Server 2013

Configure Pool Pairing

Experiencing a Pool Failure or Outage

Module 12: Planning a Migration to Lync Server 2013

In this module, you will learn about coexistence and migration to Microsoft Lync Server 2013. You will also learn how to design the infrastructure migration strategy and the migration strategy for Lync Server 2013 clients and devices.